Spectacular police operation at Stadelheim Prison: A cleric for Muslim prisoners is at the centre of extensive investigations. According to information obtained by the BILD newspaper, he is accused of smuggling mobile phones and drugs into the prison and receiving money in return. Last week, the police conducted a large-scale search at the prison. At the same time, the suspect was arrested at his home in Munich and has been in custody ever since. The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the operation when asked. Senior Public Prosecutor Anne Leiding explained that the suspect had been arrested at his home in Munich and had been in custody ever since.
Senior public prosecutor Anne Leiding said that the cleric was being investigated on suspicion of bribery and gang-related and commercial trafficking of narcotics in no small quantities. According to BILD information, the clergyman had been under investigation by the investigators for weeks. He is alleged to have smuggled mobile phones past the prison entrance controls and sold them to prisoners for 2,000 euros each – a serious violation of prison regulations. This is because mobile phones can also be used to conduct criminal business within prison walls.
But that’s not all. The cleric, known in the prison as ‘Hoca’ (Turkish for teacher, editor’s note), is also alleged to have smuggled the psychoactive narcotic ‘Spice’ into the prison. This consisted of A4 sheets of paper prepared with cannabinoids. According to BILD, he cut them up and gave them to prisoners to smoke in cigarettes – for up to 1,000 euros per sheet.
Several prison cells were also searched during the raid. According to the public prosecutor’s office, seven prisoners who are believed to be involved in the alleged smuggling are now also under investigation.
The Stadelheim Prison itself did not comment on the case when asked by BILD. The arrested clergyman largely refused to make a statement during his interrogation, but denied dealing in drugs. According to BILD information, he is currently in custody at Ravensburg Prison (Baden-Württemberg).
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